Today’s release of the Microsoft Ajax Library has several
exciting new features for client-side developers. The new simplified imperative
syntax should appeal to JavaScript developers. The client script loader makes
it much easier to create client controls and optimize the download of files.
And, the jQuery integration enables developers using jQuery to take advantage
of the client controls, templating, and data access features of the Microsoft
Ajax Library without changing their programming style.
Finally, the new Microsoft Ajax Minifier enables you to
significantly improve the performance of your Ajax applications by reducing the
size of your JavaScript files. You can use the minifier from a command prompt
or you can use the minifier when building a project in Visual Studio.
Read Bertrand Le Roy’s Blog Post about Preview 6 to learn even
more about the release. Click here to download both the Microsoft Ajax Library
(Preview 6) release and the new Microsoft Ajax Minifier release.
Hope this helps,
Scott
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